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RESPECT PERSISTENCE RESPONSIBILITY CONFIDENCE

newsletter 03 | 02 March 2017

A 40 Mary Elie Street Port Pirie SA 5540 P (08) 8632 0400 F (08) 8632 3195 W www.jpss.sa.edu.au

JOHN PIRIE INVOLVED IN GLOBAL TRAINING During mid-February our teachers and many ancillary staff attended a full day of professional learning with facilitators from Brisbane and Melbourne. The course is based on Professor John Hattie’s (perhaps the most notable educational researcher of the last decade) work which has led to the identification of learning conditions and teaching approaches which have most impact on student learning. We understand that almost all strategies make a difference to learning outcomes but this research identifies factors that have most impact and can deliver more than a year’s learning growth in a 12 month period.

Professor Hattie was involved with the recent ABC documentary entitled Revolution School and his high impact learning work certainly delivered significant improvement in that context. The course our school and other public schools and preschools in Port Pire have committed to run over three years promises to deliver changes in teaching approaches, how learners engage with the challenge of mastering new learning and the culture we promote.

The timing is excellent. In recent years we have seen a substantial change in our student body. They exhibit the qualities of respect, responsibilty, confidence and persistence to a higher degree than we saw 2, 4 & 6 years ago. Now is a great time to push them harder, to expect more and to engage with strategies that make them more powerful and effective learners. This work is curently being delivered to over 200,000 teachers globally but our school and our local partners are among the first to adopt it in South Australia. The potential to grow our organization further is immense.

Coming Events

Mar 13 Public Holiday

Mar 21 Governing Council AGM commencing at 7:00pm

Mar 24 Athletics Carnival

Apr 6 Year 8 Immunisation

Apr 13 Last day Term 1 – early dismissal

May 1 Term 2 Commences

Jun 7 - 8 Meningococcal B Vaccine Years 10-12

May 9-11 NAPLAN

Jun 15 Year 8 Immunisation Round 2

Leadership Team

Principal: Roger Nottage

Deputy Principal: Michael Gaunt

Assistant Principals: Rachel Gray Graham Hoile Maciej Jankowski Kate Tetlow

School Links

Students with Crows Players

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A 40 Mary Elie Street Port Pirie SA 5540 P (08) 8632 0400 F (08) 8632 3195 W jpss.sa.edu.au

Hazard Alert

An incident/accident has occurred recently at 2 sites resulting in

injuries to students.

In one incident the student was using the junior primary play

equipment and caught the hat that they were wearing in play

equipment, resulting in a red welt on the child’s throat due to

friction/burn.

The style of hat is our current school hat with an adjustable chin

cord.

As this incident identifies a risk of injury we request the

following:

you inspect your child’s school hat and if it has a cord,

please immediately remove the cord; and

if you have concerns about the safety of the hat please

speak with me or office staff.

The school will suspend further sales of this style of hat and seek

further safety advice. Given this we are currently working to

provide an alternative style of hat.

The safety of students at this site is of utmost importance, as

such our school staff will continue to monitor and assess

potential risks. When required we will modify or change

processes to ensure our students get the best care.

Kate Tetlow

WHS

Student Movement

Lateness

When a student is late for school, they are required to report to

Student Services to sign in for the day. A note explaining lateness

should be included in the student’s diary.

Students Signing Out

Students may sign out of the school for urgent or important

business that is not able to be conducted outside of school

hours. Such reasons may include:

- medical appointments

- meetings with agencies (eg. yourtown, CAMHS, UCW etc)

Parents/Caregivers must write a note in the diary requesting

permission for a student to sign out.

The diary note must be presented to the care group or subject

teacher to be counter signed.

At the time of their departure the student reports to Student

Services to be signed out. They will receive an exit slip and

should carry this to verify permission to leave the school.

When returning to school the student must sign back in through

Student Services.

Illness During the School Day

Students feeling ill or in need of first aid should report to the

Student Services area where a School Services Officer, trained in

First Aid, will attend to them.

Parents will be contacted to collect students if it is not

appropriate for them to return to class. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT

LEAVE SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION or TELEPHONE HOME

THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WELL.

Soccer Uniforms

If your child played Soccer for the school last season and has

their uniform, please return to Student Services ASAP.

Crows Visit JPSS

On Monday, February 25, five

players from the Adelaide

Crows Kyle Cheney, Jake

Lever, Jake Kelly, Rory Atkins

and Alex Keath visited our

school. In the first session

students in years 10-12

participated in a question and answer session with the players.

Students had the

opportunity to write down a

question to ask the players

with questions ranging from

‘What is your favourite thing

about playing for the

Adelaide Crows?’ to ‘What

are your current and future goals both personally and in the

game?’ The players shared with the group how important it is to

set goals and do your best

at school so that your

options are always open

both in sport and in life. Kyle

Cheney, a previous

Hawthorn Hawks player and

now backman for the Crows

told students that it was

important to enjoy their sport and give it their all.

The second session saw approximately 60 year 8 and 9 students

involved in a variety of

skill sessions working

on their tackling, goal

kicking, handballing

and marking. Students

had the opportunity to

try a bit of everything

and gain some valuable feedback from the players.



At the end of both

sessions the players

were kind enough to

have photos with

students and sign

various items before

heading to Port

Augusta for their community camp. Overall we were extremely

lucky to have such a great group of players and role models for

our students to enjoy. The students should be commended on

their behaviour and effort throughout the visit with writing

questions and taking part in the skills sessions.

Cara Fiebig

HPE Coordinator

Middle and Senior School Information Night

On Wednesday 15

February the Year 8

team along with the

Senior School team

held their annual

BBQ and

Information

Evening. This

evening provides

opportunities to build and develop relationships between the

school and families. This year saw a larger number of families

attending than in the past.

The evening started

with both groups

together, enjoying a

sausage or two.

Families and school

staff had informal

conversations about

how students have

settled into year 8

and senior school parents discussed curriculum and senior school

expectations.

After dinner, the Senior School Team went up to the newly

renovated study room to talk about SACE requirements and a

number of implementations that the school are making to

further enhance our students’ academic success.

The Middle School Team went to the refurbished 80’s block to

discuss school expectations and the importance of the

communication between home and school, something that can

assist greatly with students learning progress. This time also

allowed parents to ask questions about school processes and

how they can best support their children.

It was a very successful event and we thank all parents, students

and staff for attending the evening.

Middle and Senior School Teams

Mathletics

All students in Year 8, 9 and 10 are able to be a part of the online

Maths website, Mathletics. Year 8 and 9 students are

encouraged to access Mathletics at least once per week.

Students accumulate 10 points for every correct answer to a

curriculum question and one point for correct answers for

Mathletics Live questions. Students who achieve 1000 points per

week will receive a bronze certificate; after 5 bronze certificates

have been earned a silver certificate is awarded. With 4 silver

certificates, a student then receives a gold certificate. Students

can access Mathletics from home to continue to improve their

maths and numeracy skills and compete in head-to-head

arithmetic battles against students from all around the world, by

using their Mathletics login and password to access the site

www.mathletics.com.au

Mathletics Bronze Certificates

John Nikoloudis 1480 points

Jack Soutar 1230 points

Nay Hill 1190 points

Tammin Giles 1200 points

Jade Graham 1569 points

Courtney Masterson 1050 points

Introducing Rick Fischer

My name is Rick Fischer and this is my second year of teaching.

Trained in Physical Education and Science, I have taught Year 8

and Year 11 in Adelaide and have a strong interest in exercise

science. I keenly follow sport, particularly basketball and ice

hockey and also play volleyball. Thank you everyone for the

warm welcome to Port Pirie.

SSSSA Swimming

On Monday, February 27,

Luke Wheaton, Ethan

Nitz and Muadz Ilcham

represented JPSS at the

Secondary School Sport

South Australia F Grade

Swimming

Championships. The boys

travelled to the State

Swimming Centre at Marion to compete against students from

other schools around the state. The boys all swam well

participating in the 100m and 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke

and 50m backstroke events. Luke Wheaton had a great swim in

the 50m backstroke event beating his personal by over 6

http://www.mathletics.com.au/



seconds! The boys should be proud of the way they represented

the school and tried their best. A big thankyou to Mary Nitz for

organising the boys and timekeeping on the day as well as the

boy’s parents for providing transport and for their support of the

event.

Cara Fiebig

HPE Coordinator

Student Achievements

On Sunday, February 26 the Port Pirie Sporting Association

acknowledged achievements throughout the year. Students that

were acknowledged were Keely Dwyer – Merit Certificate for

Soccer, Zali Adams – Softball and Ethan Nitz – Swimming.

Congratulations to these students on their sporting

achievements.

Soccer Excellence Academy

John Pirie Secondary

School has

introduced a Year 8/9

Soccer Excellence

Academy in 2017 and

it has made a positive

start. This new

initiative is designed

to develop

knowledgeable and competent players who are able to

demonstrate efficiency in the technical fundamentals of the

game. It offers both boys and girls an opportunity to pursue a

comprehensive study of soccer by imparting a high level of

expertise in theoretical knowledge, technique and skills, fitness

and game awareness.

For the first half of Term 1, students have been focusing on

improving their core soccer skills – first touch, running with the

ball, striking the ball and 1 v 1. In addition, students have

completed an online ‘Laws of the Game’ course and a Level 4

Junior Referee course. These courses have provided students

with the accreditation to be a qualified referee.

In the coming weeks, the JPSS Academy team play against the

Northern Demons junior soccer teams. All students involved look

forward to the challenge! Students will also undertake a

coaching course which enables them to coach/train 5-9 year old

players. Some exciting opportunities for all students involved.

We would like to acknowledge and thank Intersport Port Pirie,

Home Hardware, Hon Geoff Brock MP and Automatic Print for

their sponsorship and contribution towards this new initiative.

If you would like to find out more information about the

academy, please contact Ben Howard on 8632 0400 or

alternatively, email [email protected].

Ben Howard

Academy Director

Eliza Black Jake Wildman

mailto:[email protected]



Soccer Excellence Academy Shirt and Bag Presentation

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Ethan Chary Cooper Sparks

Dylan Sparks Bailey Jebb Anastasia Aslat Keely Dwyer

Josh McKay Corey Robinson

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